It was the sons Henry fought so hard to have, yet the daughters that were so well-known after his death. He had two daughters, and two sons, though only one legitimate son.
Catherine of Aragon borne one child, a daughter named Mary. She was the second to take the throne and took the name Bloody Mary. To learn more about her, follow this link: http://englishhistory.net/tudor/monarchs/mary1.html
King Henry’s second wife, Anne Boleyn, also gave birth to one child, a girl by the name Elizabeth. She was the third one to take the throne. Learn more information here:http://www.luminarium.org/renlit/elizabio.htm
Jane Seymour was the only wife to give birth to a legitimate son by the name of Edward. He was the first to take the throne at the age of nine after Henry’s death and he became Edward VI. Learn more about his short rule as king here: http://englishhistory.net/tudor/monarchs/edward6.html
Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard, and Catherine Parr had no children in their marriage with King Henry.
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It was the sons Henry fought so hard to have, yet the daughters that were so well-known after his death. He had two daughters, and two sons, though only one legitimate son.
Catherine of Aragon borne one child, a daughter named Mary. She was the second to take the throne and took the name Bloody Mary. To learn more about her, follow this link: http://englishhistory.net/tudor/monarchs/mary1.html
King Henry’s second wife, Anne Boleyn, also gave birth to one child, a girl by the name Elizabeth. She was the third one to take the throne. Learn more information here: http://www.luminarium.org/renlit/elizabio.htm
Jane Seymour was the only wife to give birth to a legitimate son by the name of Edward. He was the first to take the throne at the age of nine after Henry’s death and he became Edward VI. Learn more about his short rule as king here: http://englishhistory.net/tudor/monarchs/edward6.html
Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard, and Catherine Parr had no children in their marriage with King Henry.
Henry did have one more son, borne by his mistress Elizabeth Blount. The boy’s name was Henry Fitzroy. To learn more about Henry Fitzroy, follow this link:
http://www.sugarsden.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/henry_fitzroy.htm